Cyprus

The Limassol Criminal Court sentenced a 54-year-old accountant to eight years in prison after finding her guilty of stealing €3.2 million from a group of companies where she was employed. Her 68...

Pieros, a green turtle that had been kept at the sea turtle care centre for treatment, has been released back into the sea, it was announced on Friday. The Department ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday said that “we can solve the Cyprus problem and reunite our homeland”. Speaking at a meeting with Famagusta’s Greek Cypriot city council-in-exile, he stressed ...

A total of 35,000 of the more than 80,000 vehicles which were recalled in February following a decree issued by Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades due to the fact they had been fitted ...

An investigation into Thursday’s attempted murder that took place in a rural area between Aradippou and Dromolaxia is ongoing, Larnaca police said on Friday. The incident occurred at around 11.15...

The strike by employees of the Cyprus Public Transport in Larnaca bus company is now “indefinite”, with workers having resolved that the 48-hour strike that began on Wednesday had not ...

A Turkish Cypriot civil servant who works at the north’s land registry office has been arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting the five Greek Cypriots who remain in ...

Government officials visited villages in the Limassol district on Friday morning to update residents on support measures available after last week’s devastating wildfire. The visits were organised by the ...

The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) announced on Friday further relief measures for people and businesses impacted by the wildfire in Limassol in July that killed two and burnt over 100km² ...

Police on Thursday arrested three people in the old town of Nicosia as part of a coordinated operation initiated by the justice ministry and the deputy minsitry of migration. The ...

The potential payment of €25 million by the Cypriot government to help finance the construction of the Great Sea Interconnector is “a matter between the governments” of Cyprus and Greece, Energy ...

Official reports assessing the response to the devastating July wildfire in the Limassol mountain region drawn up by the agencies involved have been submitted to the relevant ministers and are ...

That’s right, the two international music stars are heading to our island for a unique, one-night-only performance this autumn. Just when you think Cyprus’ cultural agenda is about to ...

Residents in Larnaca have until August 18 to clear their private plots and open spaces, the Larnaca district organisation (EOA) announced on Friday. The municipal council called on owners and tenants ...

On Saturday, the 12th Basket Weaving & Traditional Culture Festival brings Livadia in Larnaca to life with crafts, flavours and dance rooted in Cypriot heritage. Taking place at the square ...

A second protest is set to take place in Limassol on Friday evening, following a mass demonstration on Thursday night over the government’s handling of last week’s deadly ...

A seasonal low-pressure system is currently influencing the region’s weather, bringing mostly clear skies across much of the island on Friday. However, some areas in the west and north ...

Donations for the support of wildfire victims in Cyprus have reached approximately €1.2 million, according to accountant-general Andreas Antoniades, who spoke to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Tuesday. The funds, ...

Compensation payouts to the victims of last week’s wildfires have already begun, the government said on Thursday. In a post on X, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said that already €122,000 ...

The energy regulator on Thursday gave a provisional green light to the payment by Cyprus of €25 million to the project promoter for the Great Sea Interconnector, the planned subsea electricity ...

Authorities are prepping for a potential contamination of the water in Kouris dam by ash and cinders once the rainy season begins, media reports said on Thursday. Located in Limassol ...

The next couple of months will see crucial developments regarding the future commercialisation of the Kronos offshore gas field, the energy minister said on Thursday. George Papanastasiou said important talks ...

Thousands, of people held a demonstration in Limassol on Thursday evening, demanding accountability and protesting the government’s perceived inaction during last week’s deadly fires that swept through mountainous ...

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, who served in the post between 2015 and 2020, described the arrest of five Greek Cypriots in the north on suspicion of espionage it as a “...